Mechanical toy.



B. F. BAIN.

MECHANICAL TOY.

APPLICATION FILED Auchan, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

WITNESSES Patented Apr. 30, 1918c F. BAIN.

MECHANICAL TOY.

APPLICATION FILED A'ua.3o. 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1918 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

g s /0 WITNESSES l mvEN-ron :BENJAMlN F. BAIN; 0F `PITTSBUReet eemmetvemef f Mechanical Toys; of Wheh the' followingfs e epeifeaton.- e

Tine inventenf relates te teys Themed Vanism nyolved isparticularlyv designed te slmulate-lna muuature Way awmdmlll `0peratng a Well pump.

The y ob eets of the `lllyentlgn eomprlse `mele-lng. e deviee whehmey bezeperetedyby a eur-rent ofl air against thefyanres Qf the WildmlL or by'hzmd tlll-Qtlghanrdn'aljy pump `handle arrangement. rInV themlatter -.ease, thef Windmill-s itself actuated by the pump mechanism, n Am,ether` ebjeet- '1s te fuir-- rush` a4 dev'lee Wluch Mull fdlsehargesand or otherV flow/111g .matemal `tlllrough a spout` 4in sueltmarme ast@ `ClOSely snlulate the disneharge oflrwatel: from a Well pump. Anether f object is tofatuatea yalyefovnttollilgthe from a reservortojthe spent, `andtopperalte ilby connectlpl; to pump meehamsm, in euch-meneer ee te eHow tlle'meterlal te .fue 01.1.6111 ettey te .eleeelyieimulete the, die- 1charge .of WaterV A 4fronti an v`actual- Well .y pump .Q'f the 'sametyp'ze that-,here provided ih miatilre form@ Anther obj eets'topjovide @frigid iframe; eelletlzuetiep ."ier the 19.0.5?,V e0 thatrtaindparts it be lfeadlly as.

sembled "o dse, `and dsasseunbled l for pacl ing in eempeetorm: Other edveetegee ef the eenstiejtion lshoe/11` .descrlbed W11] f more' `fully z tppear` thrglgghout the!` fellowing ,speeif,dealtime, and Will .be obvious .tgthose Referring' tefthe drewillge; Figure@ .ie a side elevatnpf the Complete toy; Flg. 2

.is e fronti elevation ;f Figi 3 is.; e ejetiel. eeeten elevation ofthe Y side ofthefpump llle petits and ,eration ler eppeefenee ee the. actuel [me I the ty `lo@ simple, rthat f 1s,

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In the eenswetwn. dfi tefye hevmg movthis elee'fneee'seery tlm 'l1Qles, and alte firmly engaged tlleler Mm Pelea@ remy. N

constructed that the Whole deve Galrbe" qyuelly `assembled `by .comparatively fun`- teolssts of sheet* xrnetal base having a ralsed edge 01(l `flange 2 011 all s1.dkes,f91

etfeningend fastening purposes 'endedlept- Y depositeV led to set on any fiat' surface.

Sides 0f this beselpen. are small ,helas adapt-` ed t0n engage `hoelas atthe .lewe .ends of flpeleht. members e e111@ These.) @items are 'termed of slfnglepleces ewlre'eonvelfg- ,pg.to.hQ;Zontal portions @and reSp-ey tively? et the te@ and have et eeeheidene 0fthe'.1outwa1'dly bent hooks 3, adapted 5to Qpass. through` A 'be engaged rley the hQles .11.the sides f .base `meldloer .1,"`Tl1e supports LLL and are made of riesilentfmathe sides of the basel. iThehoolfzs `are .ely gagedlin the holes of said, base membeiljy teela elle! elfe-0f.eeeetlwidthl:et the?` y y y bottom to press normallyaoutward 4against .flew of sand, or algy other` suitable material,

4'sprlgagging; the ends of thesup'pqrts inward sujlicently to bring thehQQksinsidetheside l Welle ef thebeee, and then bylrreleeeing. the pressure, the lmls -pass out threughfthe v This llrn'slles a ready method-0f `asselibllig01' CliSaSsemblDglJhe supponts aadfbaself Stable ereeegffdere 8 erelprovded 'te reih- "foree the upl'gjhts 4L and 5, and also to neet them fte each ether 'jat tyvcjfof ifmore lew deselfibed. A pumpfstoeltprefe" bly iegly eenneethg with e eentrel liefe l2,"

(tending upward "from the Spent "te `the tep "ing the extension 21 to the position shown Vin Fig. 3, Y Y l A'truss, or supporting member, 22, is made 'of asingle sheet ot metal. It is att'ached to the framew of the dei-rick and to 1'5 vthe pump stock by suitable projections 23.

Extending up from each sideof this truss Y are ears 24 vwith 4holes therethrough for the Y -p'assageof a pin 25. A pump handle 26 is pivotally carried by the pin 25, between the years 24. c

One end of the handle 26 is free, the pin actingas a fulcrum for the lever formed by this handle, and the other end is attached byy pin 27 toa attened liead'28, at the lower 25 end of aV vertical pump rod 30, which has at vits upper end asimilar head 31. This head 31 is perforated to engage a crank pin 32 rivl eted into a large gear wheel33, the teeth 34 'ofwhich mesh; with the teeth 35'of a smaller fgear wheel 36.' The latter gearl wheel is Xedon a shafti37. To the other end of this shaft isv attached the windmill propeller 38, comprising four or more blades 39. The pumprod 30 yhas an intermediate flattened portion 40,'through which a cross bar 4l is passed, the bar making a-tight tit so as to be rigidly carried. The flattened portion 40 is so situatedas. tokbe normally positioned in the notch 22 between the horizontally pro- 40 jectingtongues 21 of the valve member 17. The cross bar 41 is normally slightly below the horizontal members 21, but is adapted to 'engage' said members when raised.y

The propeller shaft 37 is carried by the 45 upturned ends of a sheet metal member 29,

the base of which has its edges 41 turned under to form Yilanges engaging a sheet metal fmember 42U which `forms by means of upturned lips 43, at itsmiddle portion, the support for tliesh'aft 44 of main gear wheelk 33. The'other end of the supporting member V42 is turned vertically upward, just beyond its seat upon theupright member 4, to form a tongue 45. p A guide' vane 46 composed'fof a flat metal sheet ofany desired shape, has riveted to its inner end a sheet metal 'mem'- `ber 47, bent to'iorm a sleeve 48 adapted to yitsnugly over the tongue45. 'By this con-k struction the yguide vane vis readily` placed in position and removed, by slipping the Y,sleeve 48 overthepvertical tongue 45.1. A Riveted tothe bottom ofirame'member 42 iS- another sheet metal member 49, the

ends of which are bent downward andthen horizontally outward, to form a i resilient clamp to hold the frame member 42 securely upon the supports 6 and 7.

`Itwill be evident that by the construction above-described the iframe member 42 and the parts carried thereon can be readily removed from the derrick by rst releasing the frame members 42 and 49 by turning them diagonally between the horizontal supports 6 and 7 and then disconnecting pump rod 30 from the crank pin32 of the gear 75 wheel 33.V In order to hold the trame securely in proper position, the under side oil" support members 6 and 7 have flattened or cut-away portions 50, adapted to engage the ends of member 49. S0

It will be observed that the outer end et the crank pin 32 is turned up in such a way as to permit its easy entrance into the hole in the end of pump rod 30 and yet to prevent its disconnection when the toy is in operation, and consequently the engagement et the two parts is locked for all practical piu'- poses, though subject to ready disengagement for disassembling.

The operation of the device is as follows: By manually moving the outer end oi pump handle 26 up and down, the pump rod 30 is reciprocated and drives the wheel 33 and consequently the windmill propeller, giving the appearance oi an active windmill pump. As the pump rod 30 moves up and down, near the upper limit of its travel the cross bar 41 engages the extensions 21 of the valve V17, moving it into the position shown in Fig.

3, and for an instant opening the valve and permitting discharge ot a small amount ot sand or other suitable material from the of doors, one from an electric fan, or one caused by blowing directly upon the propeller vanes. This drives the windmill, and consequently operates the pump withoutV manipulation of the lever 26.

While sand or similar dry material is preferred for simulating the flow of water from the pump spout, any other iiowing substance or material may be used,-appropriate changes being made in the valve to adapt it i'to the particular flowing 'substance which is 125 to be used. I

The device furnishes a very interesting toy, and one which is mechanically instruc tive. It has no parts that will easily get out of order, and the simplicity of construetion renders it economical to manufacture.

lIt may be packed lin a comparatively small space, andthe `frame is rigid enough to stand shipment when properly packed withw reservoir, and a valve controlling said outlet adapted to be operated by reciprocation of the pump rod. v.

2. Atoy comprising a windmill device, a f

. is turned and material is discharged from verticalrod. adapted to actuate the wind- Vniill, a device simulating a pump, a lever p simulating a pump handlefhavlng one end attached to the rod actuating the windmill,

Y a reservoir adapted to `.contain a iowing ma,-

'terial, a valve controlling Van outlet from the reservoir, and means to actuate the valve to release material from the yreservoir to the pump by movement of the pump handle.`

3. A toy comprising a pump stock, a spout therefrom, a pumphandle, a reservoirfor lowmg material, and a valve controlling `an outlet from the reservoirV to the pump stock adapted to be actuated by movement of the pump handle to release material `from the lreservoir through the pump spout.

4j Antoy comprising a Windmill'device, a

pump rod adapted to be actuatedthereby, a

reservoir Jfor ilowing materahiavalve controlling an outlet .from thel reservoir, means Vto actuate the valve by v`movement of the @oplet of this patent may be obtained for pump rod,and `a pump stock and spout bef low the reservoir through which the material is discharged when released from the reservoir..

`5. A toy comprising a pump stock, a spout therefrom, al pump handle, a pump rod atcontrolling an outlet Jfrom the bottom of the.

reservoir, and an operative connection from the valveV to the pump rod, whereby when the pump handle is actuated, the windmill `connected by gears anda crank to the upper i end of the pump rod, a reservoir. for flow-` Y l ing material, a valve controlling an outlet port from the reservoir, a connection from .the reservoir outlet to the pump spout, and

means to open the valve at the upper limit of travel of the pump rod, whereby whenl the windmill .wheel is actuated, material.

from' the reservoir is discharged through the pump spout.

llntestimony whereof, l have hereunto seti` my hand. i

` l BENJAMlN F. BAIN.

fitness GLENN` H. Lnnnsorm.

ve cents eao11, by addresing the Commissioner et @atenta Washington, D. C. 

